Love Contract

"Aisha, let's get married!" Archer stared at Aisha expectantly.

"Get married, you say?" Her eyes widened in surprise as she stared into his eyes. Wasn't everything too sudden? She didn't even have the chance to prepare anything!

"I didn't expect that I would remember the unexpected kiss I had many years ago for so long," said Archer. His charming blue eyes exuded a tender light. "I've seen many women of all kinds in my lifetime, and I've never found anyone who made me want to settle down. But you're the only exception, Aisha!"

"There's nothing that I can offer you, Archer."

"You don't have to give me anything, because I don't want anything else! I only want you." Archer embraced her and pulled her closer into his arms. He didn't know what pressure his family would put on him tomorrow. All he wanted to do right now was to protect the woman before his eyes.

Her tense body relaxed all of a sudden. She nestled in his arms and asked in a soft voice, "Are you sure you want to get married?"

"I do," he answered concisely.

"Then let's get married!" Aisha closed her eyes and whispered, "It's exhausting being a police officer. My life will be so much easier if you're going to take care of me, right?" "Of course! After we get married, you can just stay at home and do nothing. I'm going to support you." Archer was overwhelmed with happiness when he said those words. His lips curled into a wide grin and he couldn't stop smiling. "From now on, you're not allowed to perform in erotic scenes and expose too much skin during photo shoots for magazines!"

Archer giggled. "How did you even know that I've taken such photos for magazines?"

"I didn't. I just guessed!" she answered fiercely. Then, she asked, "Can I go back to A City? I wanna live with my sister, and feel the familial affection that I've never had the chance to enjoy for the past thirty years of my life."

"Of course, darling. No problem."

"Then, should we get married tomorrow?"

"Yes!"

The sound of honking cars, laughing children, and the loud ding of the church bell nearby could be heard.

Lucas opened his eyes and felt the warm sunlight on his face. All the subtle noises and the greeting from the sun told him it was morning. Where was Jazlyn? He lazily turned over, but he was caught off guard. He fell from the edge of the bed all of a sudden, and yelled out his first curse word of the morning. "Ouch! God damn it!

All his senses were completely awakened. Lucas grabbed the quilt and lifted himself up. His face was full of anger and malice, but when he looked at the bed again, he noticed that Jazlyn was still sleeping peacefully. All his negative emotions disappeared immediately, and he was in a better mood.

Jazlyn only seemed like a real woman when she was sleeping!

"Ding dong! Ding dong!"

All of a sudden, the doorbell rang, which left Lucas dazed. He was wondering if Aisha had come back. He climbed onto the bed and nudged Jazlyn. "Hurry! Get up! Somebody's at the door!" "Ah... What did you say?" Jazlyn rubbed her eyes as she tried to get up. "What time is it? Who's at the door?"

"I have no idea, but the doorbell rang!"

"You should open the door. Boss has a key, so it's probably not her." Jazlyn yawned and said, "Maybe it's just the landlord, asking for the utility check."

Lucas kissed her forehead and got up. "Then, I'll open the door. You can come out once you've put on some clothes!"

"Okay," Jazlyn nodded in agreement. She closed her eyes again and curled her lips.

"La la la..."

Lucas wrapped a bath towel around his waist, humming a song as he went to the door.

"Click!"

"Good morning- Mom? Dad? What the hell? What are you two doing here?"

"Hmm? What?" When Jazlyn heard Lucas's scream from inside the bedroom, she abruptly sobered up and jumped up from the bed with her eyes wide open. 'Dad and Mom?'

At the door of the apartment, Lucas and his parents were staring at each other. "Am I still asleep? Am I dreaming? What are you two doing here? How did you even find this place?"

"We're here to see our daughter-in-law!" Lucas's mother looked at him slyly. She glanced at his naked body up and down and grinned impishly. "Well done! You really deserve to be my son! It wasn't a waste that your father and I came all the way from Los Angeles last night!"

"What the..." Lucas's mouth began to twitch.

His mother stood on tiptoes and swept her eyes across the living room. She pulled her husband and said to Lucas, "Step aside! I want to go inside." Then, she pushed Lucas aside and squeezed past him. Just then, Jazlyn ran out of the room wearing a tank top, shorts, and flip flops. "Lucas, who was it?"

Lucas's mother's eyes gleamed. She ran towards Jazlyn, held her hand, and stared at her from head to toe. "Ah, so you're Jazlyn, aren't you? You're so beautiful! Call me Mom!"

Jazlyn muttered reflexively, "Mom... Mom?"

"That's right! Good girl!" Lucas's mother quickly pulled Eugene closer to her and introduced him. "This is Dad!"

"Dad... Dad?" Jazlyn's mind was like a clean slate. She was just parroting whatever they were saying. "She's a good girl!" Eugene said, satisfied.

Lucas quickly hid Jazlyn behind him. He was both amused and speechless. "Why did you tell her to call you Mom and Dad? You're scaring her! You two... You still haven't told me why you're here!" "I've already told you! We're here to see our daughter-in-law!" Lucas's mother raised her head and reached her hand out. She tilted her head and waved at Jazlyn. "Hi!" she said with a smile.

Jazlyn blinked, and finally realized

what was happening. She suddenly felt flustered and turned red. She came out from behind Lucas, feeling uneasy as she tried to compose herself and bowed to the two elders.

"Hello, Uncle! It's nice to meet you, Auntie!" "It's our pleasure to meet you! You're such a good girl

Lucas's mother was engir

She

held Jazlyn's hand and pulled her away from Lucas. "Jazlyn, come here and let me see how your baby's

doing. Did Luc take advantage of you again last night? We can't keep letting him do whatever he wants all the time-"

"Mom! What are you talking about? I've already told you that we're not having a baby!" Lucas grunted. "She was just lying to you last time! Jazlyn, hurry up and clarify everything!" "Auntie, I- I'm not really pregnant!" Jazlyn's face was burning in shame. "That day, I didn't know what to do... I was agitated and talked nonsense!"

Eugene scratched his nose and looked at Jazlyn carefully as he nodded. "She doesn't seem to be pregnant."

The joy on Lucas's mother's face completely dissipated at once. She clutched her chest and sat on the sofa. "Oh, I just wanted a grandchild! Why is it so hard to have one? Luc!" "Yes, Mom!" Lucas rushed to her side. He rubbed her arms and legs. "What is it?"

"Crack!"

Jazlyn's jaw dropped. Now that she had met Lucas's family, she finally understood why he was so unreliable!

"You're becoming more and more unreliable every day!" Eugene awkwardly scolded. However, his wife rolled her eyes at him.

Lucas felt like his head was about to explode. He was wracking his brain to figure out how to get his mother out of Jazlyn's apartment.

Suddenly, a phone started ringing.

The sound of the phone relieved Lucas. He felt like he had been pardoned. Then, he quickly urged Jazlyn, "What are you waiting for? Go answer the phone!"

"You do it!"

"You do it!"

Unfortunately, as soon as he finished talking, his mother, and Jazlyn, spoke at the same time. Lucas swallowed and quickly answered the call.

"I'm beginning to like her even more!" Lucas's mother winked at Eugene inconspicuously.

"Oh, my poor son..." said Eugene.

"Hello?" Lucas said to the person on the line.

"Lucas? Why are you the one answering the phone?" Aisha's voice came from the other end of the line. "Where's Jazlyn?"

"Uh..." Lucas scratched the back of his head. "Don't worry about her! Just tell me what you need!"

"Oh, sorry. I forgot. Go to my bedroom. There's a white cabinet beside my bed. Take out all of my certificates and take them to the city hall. I want to register for marriage with Archer."

"Register for marriage? What!" Lucas screamed, covering the receiver. He quickly turned to Jazlyn and said, "Aisha's going to register with Archer for marriage! We should gather all her certificates and bring them to her!"

"What? Are you sure she said that?" Jazlyn hurriedly grabbed the phone and tearfully complained, "Boss, didn't we agree that we'd get married at the same time? Why did you have to get married all of a sudden? How could you leave me alone? I feel heartbroken!"

As soon as Lucas went back to the sofa, his mother kicked his shin. He groaned, "Mom! What do you want now?" "Go and get dressed, you fool! You can get a marriage license with Jazlyn, too. Just like her friend on the

phone!"

"What are you talking about? What marriage! Mom, listen! I'm not a child anymore. You can't force me to get married, okay? Are you scared that I'm not going to find a wife?" Lucas scowled, "Dad, say something!"

"I've got nothing to say." Eugene shrugged as he looked at his wife. "Your mother's words are the imperial edict!"

Lucas glared at the two of them. "I'm done talking to you two! I'm going to get dressed."

Jazlyn dropped the call and said to Lucas's parents, "Uncle, Auntie, I need to get dressed, too. Please, take a seat and make yourselves at home!"

After she said that, she escaped into the bedroom and closed the door behind her.

Lucas had just worn his shirt. When he heard the noise, he turned around while he was buttoning his shirt. "Why are you in a hurry?"

"Lucas!" Jazlyn threw herself at him, grinding her teeth. "You- Why did your parents show up out of the blue? I'm freaking out here!"

"I have no idea! I don't even know

how they found this place!" Lucas looked worried at first, but then his lips curled, into a smile. "Perhaps, they were eager to see their grandehild." He touched Jazlyn's belly and suddenly lifted her up. Then, he threw her to the bed, and pressed himself against her.

"What are you doing?" Jazlyn blushed as she patted Lucas on the shoulder. "Your parents are right outside!" she warned.

"My mother just told me that we should get married-"

"You wish! I'm still investigating whether you're even qualified to be my husband or not!" "Investigate? What do you mean?" With a devilish grin. he kept kissing Jazlyn's face and caressed her body.

"Am I qualified now?"

"Ah- Stop!" 'Tm not going to! I'm going to do what I did to you last night!"

The pair was entangled on the bed together. Jazłyn was grinning from ear to ear, adeptly avoiding Lucas's attempts to kiss her. When she was about to come down with her hands covering her face, she abruptly saw a pair of amused eyes, peering through the door. She didn't know how to react for a moment.

Lucas was still unaware of everything. He grabbed Jazlyn and whispered to her ear, "Humph! How dare you try and avoid me! I'll show you just how powerful I am!"

Jazlyn slapped Lucas and muttered with trembling lips, "Auntie... Uncle..."

"Whoops! I didn't see anything! I didn't see anything, don't worry!" Lucas's mother hurriedly closed the door.

Lucas was so mad that he shouted, "Dad! Take Mom home now. Please!"